Sankaracharya was perhaps the greatest thinker the world hasseen. This novel is a philosophical reconstruction of his lifeand teachings.
Jagadguru Adi Sankaracharya, or Sankara, spent his formativeyears on the banks of the Poorna river at Kalady. These earlyyears provided a clear indication of the enlightened path thathe would eventually take. The book reveals how his thirst forknowledge and his search for the truth behind nature andnatural phenomena led him to discover the logical answersto what was happening in the world around him. His keenpowers of observation and his ability to gain insights intothe world around him set him apart from everyone else.
Sankaracharya’s travels to different parts of Aryavarta(or Ancient India) form the core of the narrative in thisbook. Everywhere he went he refuted existing non-Vedicdoctrines and tried to establish Advaita non-dualismas the true teaching of the Vedas.
The author of the book, K.C. Ajayakumar, exploresin a logical manner the ‘magical’ elements of Sankara’slegendary life.
About the Author - K.C. AJAYAKUMAR (b.1964), recipient of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize (2015) and Vishwa Hindi Samman (2018), has authored four novels in Malayalam. Widely known as a consummate translator from Hindi into Malayalam, his primer on Malayalam grammar won the Government of India Award (2000–01) for non-Hindi writers. His doctoral thesis on Indian nationalist novels in Hindi is a pioneering effort.
Geetha Nair, the translator of this novel, has been teaching English, editing several books and translating from Malayalam into English for over three decades.
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